Sublime Private Stock Hollowbody II McCarty 594
PRS’s elite luthiers applied their world-class guitar-crafting expertise to the Private Stock #8685 Hollowbody II McCarty 594, and it shows in every inch of its masterful construction. Open the case and you’re treated to a mouth-watering symphony of gorgeously figured tonewoods, custom-spec’d by Sweetwater. Curly maple is used for the top and back; swamp ash for the middle. The neck is ash and topped by a curly maple/ebony fingerboard with Sweetwater signature Owls In Flight inlays. Lavished with stunning yet tasteful appointments, this impeccable instrument marries the warm resonance of Paul Reed Smith’s popular Hollowbody II with McCarty 594 electronics and scale length, yielding an instrument that plays and sounds every bit as good as it looks. Complete with 58/15 LT pickups for sweet, vintage-flavored tone, the PRS Private Stock #8685 Hollowbody II McCarty 594 was clearly made to be treasured — and played — for generations.
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Spec’d by Sweetwater for the ultimate in looks and performance
The Private Stock Vault contains some of the finest tonewoods on the planet. Gorgeous wood sets for tops and backs. Toneful neck blanks. Exotic fingerboards. Handcraft a guitar with materials of this caliber, and you get an extraordinary instrument. When Sweetwater’s guitar gurus visit The Vault, they can smell the wood, feel it, wet it to reveal the grain, and knock on it to hear its distinctive tone. This gives them a keen sense of the unique instruments we will finally present to you. The Private Stock #8685 Hollowbody II McCarty 594 is a breathtaking guitar with jaw-dropping visuals, off-the-charts playability, and eat-it-with-a-spoon tone.
Pattern Vintage neck profile and McCarty scale length for enhanced playability
Some of the least visible but most powerful features of Private Stock #8685 Hollowbody II 594 include a neck feel that maximizes your performance and comfort with an asymmetrical Pattern Vintage profile. Though much like their Pattern profile, PRS’s Pattern Vintage carve is slightly thicker to fill your hand in just the right way. And the strings will always feel silky smooth when playing and bending due to the guitar’s 24.594-inch signature McCarty scale length — the origin of the "594" in the model name.
Revel in rich, organic vintage tone
When you plug this guitar into your favorite amp, you will be enveloped in a rich, organic vintage tone. This is the warm and clear sonic elixir that propelled the original 58/15 pickups to the top of many guitarists’ favorite PAF-style humbucker lists. 58/15 LT pickups are based on that successful design, but they’re wound with fewer wire turns for even more clarity and nuance. This 594’s electronics setup features the traditional 4-pot configuration, which gives you independent control of each pickup’s volume and tone. Pulling up on each tone knobs engages single-coil operation for that pickup, which means this axe can serve up any electric guitar sound you could ever need.
Nitrocellulose lacquer finish, for the look and feel of a classic
This Private Stock instrument wears a gorgeous nitrocellulose lacquer finish. Nitro finishes — standard back in the day — are significantly thinner than today’s polyurethane finishes, allowing the guitar to "breathe." Nitrocellulose finishes not only look amazing, they also enhance the instrument’s tonal qualities. This guitar has the look and feel of a lovingly cared-for classic — one that will only improve with age.
PRS Private Stock #8685 Hollowbody II McCarty 594 Features:
- Tonewoods and electronics custom spec’d by Sweetwater
- Curly maple and swamp ash body
- Ash neck with Pattern Vintage profile
- Curly maple/ebony fingerboard with Sweetwater signature Owls In Flight inlays
- Neck and bridge pickups: 58/15 LT humbuckers
- 3-way pickup selector; per-pickup Volume controls
- Per-pickup Tone controls (push-pull for coil splitting)
- 2-piece Stoptail bridge; bone nut; Phase III Locking Tuners
- Semi-gloss nitrocellulose lacquer neck and body finish
- Handcrafted by PRS Luthiers in Stevensville, Maryland
- Hardshell case included
